United Nations Secretary-General António Gutteres condemned the killing of seven peacekeepers on Wednesday serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is also confronting a lethal Ebola outbreak. His…
Africa’s crisis-torn Sahel region needs support from the international community “now more than ever,” the head of United Nations peacekeeping operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, told the Security Council on Thursday. In a…
UNMISS and local officials pause for a group photo at the opening of the Dr. John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology Peace Centre in Bor. The Dr. John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology in…
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe New York, 14 Nov 2018 - The need to ensure people throughout Kosovo society are fully engaged in building lasting peace was underscored by the head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission…
In a bid to reduce the number of accidents on the main roads of Torit, more than 100 commercial motorbike riders, locally known as boda boda drivers, have attended a one-day interactive session on road safety. As part of the…
Biel Chuol in an ecstatic embrace with his father at the Akobo airstrip. Biel was one of the final 27 displaced persons who returned voluntarily to Akobo from the UN protection site in Bor on Thursday, 8 November 2018 For the…
Photo by Elsadig Daud, UNAMID. On 4 November 2018, UNAMID inaugurated five Community Stabilization Projects (CSP) aimed at promoting rule of law, supporting education and empowering at-risk youth in Mournei Locality, West…
With the raising of Kazakhstan flag in UNIFIL today, the central Asian country is officially the 42nd troop contributor to the Mission's more than 10,500 peacekeepers serving for peace in south Lebanon. At a special ceremony…
Since joining the Guinean forces 10 years ago, Kadiatu Bah, 33, has risen through the ranks to become the only female driver of the mobile vehicles fleet of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Kidal, north of Mali.…
Photo by Setyo Budi, UNAMID. Rockero, 5 November 2018 – Significant improvements in the security situation in Rockero town, Central Darfur, have paved way for development and created room for the United Nations – African…